UCLA Bruins vs Stanford Cardinal Prediction, 2/7/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UCLA Bruins vs Stanford Cardinal

Date: Wednesday, February 7, 2024

Location: Maples Pavilion in Stanford, CA

TV: PAC12

The Stanford Cardinal (11-10) are welcoming the UCLA Bruins (11-11) at Maples Pavilion on Wednesday.

The UCLA Bruins faced Oregon and took home the win by a score of 71-63 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Bruins walked away with 13 and Oregon totaled 16 personal fouls. They buried 6 out of their 22 tries from 3-point land. Oregon finished the contest at 73.3% from the charity stripe by converting 11 of 15 tries. In addition, Oregon snagged 26 boards (5 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Oregon totaled 10 dimes and had 2 steals for the matchup. In relation to the defense, UCLA allowed the other team to go 42.6% from the field on 23 out of 54 shooting. They also dished out 12 assists for the game as well as forcing 10 turnovers and having 4 steals. In the matter of grabbing boards, they earned 31 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Bruins converted 13 of 17 shots for a percentage of 76.5%. UCLA finished the contest having earned a 44.8% field goal percentage (26 of 58) and buried 6 out of their 12 three-point attempts.

Dylan Andrews is a player who was a factor in this contest. He totaled 21 points on 9 of 16 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 38 mins and also snagged 4 boards. He finished the contest at 56.3% from the field and also distributed 7 assists.

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UCLA enters this matchup with a win-loss record of 11-11 for the season. They are averaging 65.7 points per contest (340th in Division 1) while going 41.8% from the field. The Bruins are connecting on 31.7% on three-point attempts (110 of 347) and 72.1% from the charity stripe. As a unit, UCLA is grabbing 35.0 boards per game and has tallied 261 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 299th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 11.8 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 18.8 fouls per contest.

When they are on the defensive end, the Bruins are forcing 12.2 turnovers per game and they draw 19.2 personal fouls. They are 24th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 230 relinquished for the campaign. The Bruins defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 40.6% (474 of 1,168) and they surrender 31.9 boards per game as a team. They concede 32.3% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 15th in the nation in points per game from their opponents (63.8).

The last time they took the court, the Stanford Cardinal took a loss by a final score of 82-71 against Arizona. The Cardinal corralled 21 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 31 for the contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while getting 7 steals for the game. Arizona was called for 11 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Cardinal to the charity stripe for a total of 6 shots. They were able to convert 5 of them for a rate of 83.3%. In the matter of 3-point shots, Stanford converted 14 of 33 attempts (42.4%). When the final whistle was blown, the Cardinal finished 26 out of 68 from the field which gave them a rate of 38.2%. The Cardinal permitted Arizona to knock down 31 of their 65 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.7% in the game. They finished the game shooting 33.3% from distance by connecting on 6 of 18 and finished the contest at 14 out of 18 from the charity stripe (77.8%). When discussing rebounding, Stanford permitted Arizona to snag 40 in all (14 on the offensive side).

Maxime Raynaud was important for the Cardinal for the contest. He racked up 29 points in his 36 minutes on the court and added 3 dimes in this game. He buried 11 of 19 for this game for a field goal rate of 57.9%, and had 6 rebounds.

Stanford has a win-loss mark of 11-10 so far this season. The Cardinal are responsible for committing 15.8 personal fouls per contest and they hit 74.4% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 17.5 times per contest (15th in college basketball) and they turn it over 13.0 times per game. Stanford has accumulated 1,640 points so far this year (78.1 per game) and they collect 35.7 rebounds per game. As an offensive unit, the Cardinal are connecting on 47.0% from the floor, which ranks 62nd in college basketball.

The Stanford defense gives up 34.1% from downtown (168 of 493) and their opponents are knocking down 68.8% of their foul shots. They have conceded 12.3 assists and 35.6 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 137th and 222nd in those categories on the defensive end. The Cardinal defensively are ranked 289th in the nation in PPG given up with 75.9. They are forcing 10.7 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.1% from the floor (221st in D-1).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Stanford

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